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The Prince of Wales in India: group of survivors of the Defence of Lucknow [1857], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. 'A happy thought of the Prince [of Wales, future King Edward VII] suggested that the veterans should be presented to him....The delight of these brave men was expressed in their faces; and as...each looked up to the Prince, they seemed for the moment supremely happy, in spite of age and infirmity and poor clothing. One, nearly blind, exclaimed, "Let me see him;" and the Prince, understanding what he meant, told the officers to permit him to approach. The veteran, with his hand at the salute...peered into the Prince's face, drew a deep sigh, and said, "I thank Heaven I have lived to see this day and the Prince's face." Among those present was old Ungud, the famous spy, and Carronjee Lall, the companion of Kavanagh in his daring venture'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.